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limbs of medium size, but flat and clean, and, whether at rest or 

 in motion, always in a perfect position. 



These records indicate that he had more of the form of the 

 trotter than the thorough-bred horse in general. This form, along 

 with the extraordinary vitality and endurance of his race, he gave 

 to his progeny; which being persistently used and trained to trot, 

 became still more marked in these characteristic particulars. The 

 first generation of his descendants were fine road horses, many of 

 them fast, and all endowed with extraordinary courage and en- 

 durance. The second and third generations possessed in still 

 greater perfection the form and action of the trotting horse, of 

 which the fourth generation has furnished the most perfect 

 specimens. 



Messenger lived to be twenty-eight years old. For fifteen years 

 he was owned in the neighborhood of New York, and was held in 

 such estimation that he probably left a more numerous family 

 than any horse that has ever lived. So great has been the impress 

 of his wonderful stamina and splendid form upon the horses of 

 America, that those best acquainted with the subject do not 

 hesitate to estimate his value to the country at one hundred 

 millions of dollars. 



Of the other horses that have founded lines of trotters, Justin 

 Morgan deserves to be mentioned first. He was fualed in 1793 at 

 Springfield, Massachusetts, and when two years old was taken to 

 Vermont. His sire was True Briton, a fine horse ridden by 

 General Delancey in the Revolutionary war. 



Justin Morgan is described as a " low, compact, powerful horse, 

 with a proud step, and good lively action." These qualities he 

 communicated to his descendants, who are smooth, easy travellers, 

 and possessed of indomitable perseverance. Fox, one of his colts, 

 was driven one hundred and seventy-five miles on the road within 

 twenty-four hours. The excellence of the stock of New England 

 is due to this horse and to Hambletonian, a son of Messenger. 



The Bashaws are descended from two imported Arabian horses. 

 The first, known as Bashaw, was bred by the Emperor of Mo- 

 rocco, by whom he was presented to the Dey of Algiers, and 

 finally, through the Swedish Consul, found his way to this country 

 about the year 1768. 



Grand Bashaw was imported from Tripoli in 1820. Andrew 

 Jackson, Kemble Jackson, Long Island, Black Hawk, Henry 

 Clay, Lantern, and George M. Patchen are of his descendants, 

 although all of them are more or less derived from Messenger. 

 The Bashaws are characterized by fine size, handsome head and 

 neck, full mane and tail, and a certain pride and magnificence of 

 style. 



The trotting horse Bellfounder was imported from England in 





